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Good Samaritan saves woman from dog attack in Robbins

A woman was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being attacked by a pack of five dogs, according to Robbins Fire Rescue.

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Matt Talhelm
, WRAL reporter
ROBBINS, N.C. — A woman survived a dog attack Tuesday afternoon largely thanks to the help of a kind passerby.

Suzanne Luther, 71, said she was driving along N.C. Highway 24/27 in Moore County when she saw a woman beside the highway being mauled by several dogs. She pulled over, honking her horn to scare off the animals.

"I got out, and she kept saying 'help me, help me,' so I opened the car door," Luther said.

"One of the dogs came up toward me, and I had a little stick in my hand and I just yelled 'Get away,'" she said.

They drove to a medical office and called 911.

Jeffrey Chriscoe, who was part of the crew that rushed the woman to a helicopter, said, "All the trauma she had to her body, all the bite marks, that’s what made it real shocking. I’ve never seen anything like that before."

Video from the Sandhills Sentinel shows the woman being airlifted to UNC Hospitals.

Chriscoe said Luther's actions probably saved the woman's life.

"I'm glad that I was able to help," Luther said. "I don’t really want any glory or anything. I just want her to be okay."

The attack involved four dogs that were Boxer mixes, according to Robbins Fire Rescue. They were being held at Moore County Animal Services.

In Moore County, an aggressive dog is held in quarantine for 10 days. After that, it could be euthanized or the owner can request the animal be returned.

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